3. Messmate of the Standard Bearer

Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. Julius the Standard Bearer is torn between his old lover, the ex-slave Paulina, and the outsider Coventina.

Series about everyday life in a Roman fort on the Northern Frontier.

Written by Catherine Czerkawska.

Inspired by the wooden writing tablets recently found at the site of Vindolanda in Northumberland.

Coventina .... Heledd Baskerville
Julius .... Luke Griffin
Paulina .... Amanda Root

Original music by Sian Burns.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.